Danny K. Davis

Danny K. Davis (6 September 1941-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-IL 7) from 3 January 1997, succeeding Cardiss Collins.

Biography
Danny K. Davis was born in Parkdale, Arkansas in 1941, and he worked as a government clerk, a high school teacher, a health center training director, and a health center director before entering politics. He served on the Chicago, Illinois city council from 1979 to 1990, on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 1990 to 1997, and in the US House of Representatives from 1997. He was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and the Democratic Party, and he supported leftist causes.